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Perspectives in Wellbeing: Narratives from the Field
Reihe: - Studies in Inclusive Education, Band: 54
Through this third volume of the series Perspectives in Wellbeing, we offer students, academics, researchers and other stakeholders, an opportunity to listen to people, whose lived experiences ought to be closely considered in policy and practice. The book invites readers to explore and identify issues affecting different populations' social wellbeing, enticing the reader to go beyond their comfort zones in space, cultures, ideas, and ideology. If you wish to deepen your understanding of the complex factors affecting the wellbeing of diverse groups and communities, or aim to undertake research in these areas, this book is a valuable resource for you.
Contributors are: Roberta Attard, Andrew Azzopardi, Pat Bonello, Daniel Brincat, Anne-Marie Callus, Tea Cekic,Marilyn Clark, Joanne Cremona, David De Bono, Angele Deguara, Ruth Falzon, Marvin Formosa, Vickie Gauci, Natalie Kenely, Greta Darmanin Kissaun, Sue Vella, Mary Grace Vella and Mark Vicars.
Contributors are: Roberta Attard, Andrew Azzopardi, Pat Bonello, Daniel Brincat, Anne-Marie Callus, Tea Cekic,Marilyn Clark, Joanne Cremona, David De Bono, Angele Deguara, Ruth Falzon, Marvin Formosa, Vickie Gauci, Natalie Kenely, Greta Darmanin Kissaun, Sue Vella, Mary Grace Vella and Mark Vicars.
Andrew Azzopardi is Professor in Community Development, former Dean of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing, and former Head of the Department of Youth, Community and Migration Studies, at the University of Malta. His lecturing and research focus on social inclusion and community studies.
Marilyn Clark is Professor of Psychology at the University of Malta. Her main research interests include addiction and criminal careers, youth, victimisation, and violence against journalists. She has been widely published in international texts and journals.
Ruth Falzon is Associate Professor and a founder member of the Department of Counselling at the University of Malta. Her research and publication interests include school counselling, neurodiversity, emotional literacy, and auto/ethnography. She strongly believes in community engagement.
Sue Vella, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Social Policy at the University of Malta. Her research and publication interests include families; poverty, employment and social security; migration; and the voluntary sector. Sue recently co-authored Social Policy in Malta (Midsea Books, 2022).
Marilyn Clark is Professor of Psychology at the University of Malta. Her main research interests include addiction and criminal careers, youth, victimisation, and violence against journalists. She has been widely published in international texts and journals.
Ruth Falzon is Associate Professor and a founder member of the Department of Counselling at the University of Malta. Her research and publication interests include school counselling, neurodiversity, emotional literacy, and auto/ethnography. She strongly believes in community engagement.
Sue Vella, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Social Policy at the University of Malta. Her research and publication interests include families; poverty, employment and social security; migration; and the voluntary sector. Sue recently co-authored Social Policy in Malta (Midsea Books, 2022).
Acknowledgements
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Marilyn Clark and Sue Vella
1 Our Own Bermuda Triangle
Andrew Azzopardi
2 Living with a Disability: Social Relational Narratives
Anne-Marie Callus and Vickie Gauci
3 Clients with Sexual Dysfunctions: Listening to Maltese Counsellors
Daniel Brincat and Ruth Falzon
4 In Other Worlds: We’re Here, There, and Everywhere – Social Wellbeing and Transdisciplinarity
Mark Vicars
5 The Semicolon: Reflecting on Research Issues Surrounding Children’s Trauma-Laden Narratives
Roberta Attard
6 Stories of Faith, Same-Sex Desire, and the Construction of a Self-Affirming Narrative
Angele Deguara
7 “Maybe One Day There Will Be Someone Who Loves Me the Way I Am!”: Narratives of Older Trans Women
Tea Cekic and Marvin Formosa
8 An IPA Analysis of Transitions in Self-Identity in the Narratives of Addiction Career Trajectories of Women in Malta
Greta Darmanin Kissaun, David de Bono and Marilyn Clark
9 My Body – My Choice: Narratives of Social Control and Resistance
Mary Grace Vella
10 Before There Was a Mother, There Was a Woman
Natalie Kenely and Joanne Cremona
11 Moving from Practitioner to Academic: A Case of Mistaken Identity?
Patricia Bonello
Index
List of Figures and Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Marilyn Clark and Sue Vella
PART 1: Narratives on Inclusion
1 Our Own Bermuda Triangle
Andrew Azzopardi
2 Living with a Disability: Social Relational Narratives
Anne-Marie Callus and Vickie Gauci
3 Clients with Sexual Dysfunctions: Listening to Maltese Counsellors
Daniel Brincat and Ruth Falzon
4 In Other Worlds: We’re Here, There, and Everywhere – Social Wellbeing and Transdisciplinarity
Mark Vicars
5 The Semicolon: Reflecting on Research Issues Surrounding Children’s Trauma-Laden Narratives
Roberta Attard
PART 2: LGBTIQ + Narratives
6 Stories of Faith, Same-Sex Desire, and the Construction of a Self-Affirming Narrative
Angele Deguara
7 “Maybe One Day There Will Be Someone Who Loves Me the Way I Am!”: Narratives of Older Trans Women
Tea Cekic and Marvin Formosa
PART 3: Women’s Narratives
8 An IPA Analysis of Transitions in Self-Identity in the Narratives of Addiction Career Trajectories of Women in Malta
Greta Darmanin Kissaun, David de Bono and Marilyn Clark
9 My Body – My Choice: Narratives of Social Control and Resistance
Mary Grace Vella
10 Before There Was a Mother, There Was a Woman
Natalie Kenely and Joanne Cremona
11 Moving from Practitioner to Academic: A Case of Mistaken Identity?
Patricia Bonello
Index
Researchers, students, academics, policymakers, practitioners, activists, and other stakeholders across various sectors in the social domain. The book will appeal to individuals interested in several disciplines within the social sciences.